The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11
Employees of Breweries in New York and
Neighboring Cities and All Stationary En-
gineers Ordered to Cease Work To Day.
A Threat to Extend the Strike Over the
Country if 1t Becomes Necessary.
Belief That the Order to Cease Work Will Be
Obeyed by but Very Few of the Men Inter-
ested-Action of the Interstate Miners.
ORDERED OUT BY ID. A. 40.

ORDERED OUT BY d. A. 40.
Another Attempt % Win Victory for a
Strike That Is Rapidly Waning.
New YORK, Feb. 10-The Evening News's
extra says: District Assembly 40 put on an addi-
tional coat of war paint at its conference, early
this morning, and ordered out everybody in the
beer, ale and porter breweries in this city,
Yonkers, Jersey City. Brooklyn, Staten Island,
Newark and Paterson, as we'll as the members
of the Eccentric Association of Stationary En-
gineers, employed in the different factories
within its Jurisdiction. The order is to 60 into
effect to- morrow, and it is estimated that the
number of men who will stop work in the brew
cries alone will amount to about IL, 600. The
number of those who will be thrown out by the
strike of the engineers will run farinto the thou
sands No exact general estimate can be formed
at present. but it is certain that if they do
quit the majority of the big factories will
the strength of assurances that arrangements
were being made for arbitrating the coal troubles
it rested on its oars and lost some ground. Now
it intends to regain that ground, and get some
more. The members of 49's executive board
say they have positive information that some of
the coal coal companies are pressed for loans by
national banks, and they believe that, with the
arrangements they are making. in connection
with the stoppage of work by the employees of
breweries and the engineers. the demand
for coal will grow limited that the
coal companies will be glad to come to terms.
The ostensble reason of the strike is that the
breweries and other manufactures are using
scab' coal. To the reporter, high official of
District 40 said this afternoon: You can say
that all stories that the strike was on the point
of disruption and coming to an end have been
made through misunderstanding, or manufact
ured out of whole cloth. District 40 has simply
ceased from pushing matters further, in tine idea
that the coal companies about to have all diff
ferences settled by arbitration. We have been un
deceived on that point, and now we intend to re-
new the battle with vengeance. Nor will the
extension of the strike stop with the measures to
be carried out tomorrow. If necessary, we
shall call out men in other lines. Dis
trict 40 is now determined 20 fight
the battle to the bitter end, and in
stead G. meeting with defeat, we are more than
ever confident of achieving success He added
that the settlement with the Reading road had
not get been sanctioned by 40; that it was doubt
less made with the understanding that Mr. Cor
bin was to get the other companies to come to
the same terms. He said it remained to be
seen whether Mr.. Corbin was acting in good
faith, and added that if he were not, the Reading
men will stop work when called on. The news
few along the piers and wharves. and the
strikers visible were unusually numerous, and
much more cheerful than they have been for
some days. James E. Quinn, master workman
of District Assembly 40, and Victor Drury went
to Boston last night They are to confer with
District Assembly 40, of Massachusetts, in rela-
tion to the strike The Knights in Massachu-
setts may be called out wherever scab coal is
used"
The stationary engineers are much dissatisfied
with the order, and will probably dsobey it.
They would willingly have gone out earlier in
the strike, but they consider the fight over now.
The beer brewers, who were also ordered to 60
| out at An. tomorrow friday. will not 90
out. Most of them are under pledge to serve a
year without causing their employers trouble
The pledge was made in consideration of wage
concessions, and they do not feel like breaking
faith. The ale brewers may 60 out, as they are
not SO we'll organized, and are not under the
same pledge. They number about $500. and
their stopping work would affect sixty breweries
and cause a loss of about $lOO, 900 on upfin-
ished goods
The executive board Of District Assembly 40
has been in session tonight, and much interest
was felt, owing to statements made this after
noon that the brewers and stationary engineers
would be called out tomorrow. The board,
| however, is believed not to have taken action
ordering out the brewers and engineers The
officials would not absolutely deny that any
action of the kind was contemplated, but they
said that the statements made were greatly
exaggerated The committee considered ways
and means of relief, but what was done was
withheld